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David Francis

David Francisis an editor-at-large for The Fiscal Times. In addition to reporting for The Fiscal Times, he has written for The Christian Science Monitor, Financial Times Deutschland, and Deutsche Welle and has also contributed to World Politics Review, SportsIllustrated.com, and The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, among others. He has reported from all over the world on a number of topics, from transatlantic relations, to border security, to finance, and has spoken about his work at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, the Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies, and the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh. He holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago and a master’s from Georgetown University.

The demilitarized zone along the 38th parallel separating North and South Korea is one of the most heavily armed areas of the world. As tensions between Pyongyang and the United States and its allies...

Earlier this week, the United States test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile from California just days after North Korea tested a similar missile capable of reaching the American mainland...

Despite all the accusations and evidence that Russia hacked the 2016 election (and possibly others), the United States hasn’t retaliated. Until now.
The White House said it would sign a Congressional...

Few had heard of ISIS before it sent the Middle East into chaos. Now, American lives and dollars are attempting to stop the group from forming a caliphate in the Middle East.
ISIS isn’t alone: There...

The United States is conducting air operations to stop ISIS on two fronts. First, it’s destroying hard targets in Syria to disrupt the safe haven the group has created there. Second, American planes...